An athlete from Kyrgyzstan Denis Petrashov won a gold medal at the U.S. Open Swimming Championships. The official website of the event reports.
The tournament started on November 29 in Greensboro (North Carolina, USA).
On December 1, Denis Petrashov swam the 100-meter breaststroke and took 1st place, showing a result of 59.46 seconds.
He was ahead of Team USA members: reigning Olympic champion in Tokyo (2020), multiple world champion Michael Andrew and five-time world champion Nic Fink.
Denis Petrashov has already secured a berth at the Olympics at this distance.